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Extended Co-Sleeping

September 13, 2009

Since we moved, I have been sleeping in Landon’s new big-boy twin bed with him. And Daddy is sleeping on the couch. Our new bedroom needed to be painted, so we don’t have our bed set up yet. I think that is going to finally happen tomorrow, since I finished painting the trim today. Honestly, [...]

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Moving With a Toddler — Too Many Boxes, a New Bed, and a Few Tears

September 4, 2009

If you followed me on Twitter, you know that I have been preparing for our move to a new house for weeks. Well, we are finally done moving! There are STILL some things over at the old place, but most everything is at the new house. With the help of our brother-in-law, we got all [...]

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Dagmar Bleasdale Featured on Colloquymoms.com

August 30, 2009

Kat Robertson, who blogs at For the Love of Chaos, contacted me and asked me to write a guest post for her other blog, Colloquy Moms, which she writes with her friend Shynea Hunter from PennyPinchingDiva. She gave me free reign — write anything about breastfeeding. How could I resist? My article, 3 Invaluable Tips [...]

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Who Helped You Learn How to Breastfeed?

August 29, 2009

Breastfeeding definitely needs to be learned, it doesn’t come easy to most women. It took me two sleepless, painful weeks and visits to two lactation specialists to get the hang of it. The first one was useless, the second a godsend. I credit Corky Harvey (MS, RN, IBCLC) for my breastfeeding success and the fact [...]

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I Spoke to “The Doctors” — Dr. Travis Stork & Dr. Sears

August 26, 2009

I was invited by Rolemommy.com and CBS Television to participate in a conference call with Dr. Travis Stork (remember him from “The Bachelor”?) and pediatrician Dr. James “Jim” Sears today (what an honor since his The Baby Book and his parent’s The Breastfeeding Book and The Attachment Parenting Book are some of my absolute favorite!). [...]

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A Fun Afternoon With the Bleasdale Clan

August 19, 2009

I would love to work on my next long blog post, but I have to work tonight. I make the milk in this house — and sometimes also the money :) So I thought I’ll just share some pictures I took last Sunday. We spend the afternoon at aunt Lisa’s house with the large Bleasdale [...]

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Healthy Baby Bounty Bags for New Moms Will Promote Breastfeeding in Hospitals

August 12, 2009

World Breastfeeding Week is over — all the more reason to write supportive posts to encourage women to breastfeed. After learning that 200 hospitals will replace formula sample bags with breastfeeding support sample bags called Healthy Bounty Baby Bags, I expressed interest in writing about this, and Lansinoh, one of the companies that will include [...]

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How to Deal With Criticism About Breastfeeding

August 5, 2009

I have been asked how I deal with people who think they need to say something about my (extended) breastfeeding, so I thought I would post my thoughts about that. I hope this helps other moms who have to deal with meddling family members or friends or even strangers. 1. I ignore them. I know [...]

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Are Mothers Who Choose Not to Breastfeed Selfish?

August 3, 2009

While pregnant or even before, every woman inevitably thinks about the topic of breastfeeding. Will I breastfeed my baby? For how long? I think most women have the best intentions and try to breastfeed and then stop after different periods of time – they might breastfeed a week, they make it through the rough first [...]

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I Reached 100 Subscribers of DagmarBleasdale.com!

July 28, 2009

I reached my goal of 100 DagmarBleasdale.com subscribers yesterday! I don’t know if that is a small or a large number compared to other mom blogs, but that doesn’t matter — I am so glad and honored that more and more women enjoy reading about my opinionated, green, frugal, breastfeeding, attachment parenting, proofreading & editing [...]

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Hitting Milestones – Great for Baby, Tough on Mommy

July 26, 2009

A girlfriend, already? I’m adjusting to you going to “cool” (preschool)! Landon is now almost two years and nine months old, and it is becoming more and more apparent that he isn’t my little baby anymore. I am trying my best to deny/ignore/dispute/negate/reject/contradict/disclaim this fact, but it is true. My sweet little boy still sleeps [...]

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Channeling The Pioneer Woman

July 21, 2009

Ree: “I’m the wife of a rugged cowboy. I’m the mother of four spirited children. I have horse poop on my porch. I’m Ree Drummond, also known as The Pioneer Woman.” Me: “I’m the wife of a rugged carpenter. I’m the mother of one spirited child, whose poop sometimes misses the toilet. I’m Dagmar Bleasdale, [...]

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Did You Gain or Lose Weight After You Stopped Breastfeeding?

July 20, 2009

I keep saying that breastfeeding is the best diet I have ever been on, yet when I mention this a lot of women tell me that they feel like their bodies are holding on to weight they can’t shed because of their breastfeeding. My friend Karen warns me that I should be very careful after [...]

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How Long Did You Breastfeed? Why Did You Stop?

July 14, 2009

This picture was taken this weekend. Landon had so much fun at the ocean — and a quick snack before he ran off to play in the sand with his cousins some more! I have been breastfeeding Landon now for 2 years, 8 months and 2 weeks — and my little boy and I don’t have any intention [...]

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Our Happy Fourth of July

July 5, 2009

We celebrated Fourth Of July a day early yesterday by picking up Grandma and going to Kensico Dam for a picnic, concert, and fireworks. In April, we had been there for the Earth Day festival. Ten thousand people came out to celebrate America’s birthday and to enjoy the beautiful summer weather. After we ate, L [...]

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Traveling With a Toddler — Day 3: Wurst, Twins, and Butter Cake

July 4, 2009

Recounting the third day of our Germany trip: After breakfast, Landon and I drove with Nani to the local supermarket to get our usual stash of candy and chocolate we always bring back to America. I couldn’t help but take a picture of L in front of the Wurst (sausage) section and the long aisle [...]

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